[Asterisk-Dev] Digium and mailing lists

[Steve Totaro]

I agree with the mailing list part, but things arent very bad in the USA.

Yusuf Islam was denied entry, not deported.  I am sure there is more to this
story than is being told or possibly ever will be told.  He is not a US
citizen and can be denied entry for any reason or suspicion.  Please do not
spill your feelings about the USA onto this mailing list while trying to
mask them behind protecting Digium.

Thanks,
Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel Pocock" <daniel at readytechnology.co.uk>
To: <asterisk-dev at lists.digium.com>; <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 2:17 PM
Subject: [Asterisk-Dev] Digium and mailing lists


>
> I was somewhat concerned reading Mark's posting earlier today.
>
> Obviously, things are very bad in the US at the moment.  Their
> Government even deported Cat Stevens the other day (check
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3686992.stm ).
>
> Clearly, given the fact that Digium contributes so much to Asterisk,
> they shouldn't be forced to risk their company's future by hosting these
> mailing lists in such an unstable environment where they could get sued
> for any ridiculous reason.  Even an unjustified, ambit claim could
> generate huge defence costs on Digium's part, and cripple their ability
> to contribute to Asterisk.
>
> Therefore, it seems to be in the best interests of Asterisk's `security'
> to have the mailing lists hosted by someone other than Digium and maybe
> in a country that doesn't prohibit freedom of expression.
>
> I would certainly be willing to organise hosting through another company
> that wouldn't be at risk from vexatious legal claims.  This would allow
> genuinely open discussion on the lists and would mean that no messages
> would need to be censored from the archives.
>
>
>
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